*says it can’t take country anywhere
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
With few weeks to this year’s general elections, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) House of Representatives candidate in Ibadan North East/Ibadan South East federal constituency, Mr Deji Aboderin has alerted that money politics is now major threat to Nigeria democracy
Mr Aboderin who raised the alarm on Sunday while featuring on a live radio programme in Ibadan, disclosed that the present politics of stomach infrastructure cannot take Nigeria out of the current problems.
According to the SDP Chieftain, the belief that electorate must be given money before they cast their votes cannot take Nigeria to anywhere and that electorates in the country should look for candidates who will implement people oriented projects for the good of all instead of nursing the idea of ‘Dibo Kosebe’ (Vote and collect money to prepare soup).
“Politics of Dibo Kosebe (Stomach infrastructure) cannot take us anywhere. When people brought money during the elections and our people are saying that they cannot vote without collecting money, that is ‘Dibo Kosebe’, that cannot take us anywhere” he said.
The SDP Chieftain added, ” any National Assembly member that is not fighting for the interest of the people especially the women aged and the youth do not know what he or is doing.”
Emphasizing that the time has come for the electorate to jettison the idea of stomach infrastructure during elections, Mr Aboderin the tasked them to focus more on antecedents of candidates and what each candidate have to offer instead of collecting money before they vote.
“You talked about water, one of the major needs of the people in Ibadan North East) Ibadan South East is water. Many people in these areas are suffering because of water. I am going there to speak on behalf of the people. I know the problem of my people and I want to represent them well”.
